Meaning

10 senses
  1. To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

    (figuratively, slang, transitive)To kill or murder.

    beerdigen, begraben

    хорони́тьxoronítʹ, похорони́тьpoxoronítʹ, погреба́тьpogrebátʹ

    хова́тиxováty, похова́тиpoxováty, хорони́тиxoronýty

  2. (figuratively, humorous, transitive)To outlive.

    Grandpa’s still in excellent health. He’ll bury us all!

  3. (transitive)To place in the ground.

    bury a bone; bury the embers

    vergraben, eingraben

    зарыва́тьzaryvátʹ, зары́тьzarýtʹ, зака́пыватьzakápyvatʹ

    зарива́тиzaryváty, зари́тиzarýty, зака́пуватиzakápuvaty

    place in a grave or tomb

  4. (figuratively, often, transitive)To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.

    She buried her face in the pillow, and I buried mine in my hands.

    The splinter has buried itself under the nail.

    vergraben

    пря́татьprjátatʹ, спря́татьsprjátatʹ

  5. To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.

    (figuratively, often, transitive)To render imperceptible by other, more prominent stimuli; to drown out.

    vocals buried in the mix

  6. (broadly, figuratively, often, transitive)To overwhelm.

    They buried us in paperwork.

  7. (figuratively, transitive)To suppress and hide away in one's mind.

    secrets kept buried

    She buried her shame and put on a smiling face.

  8. (figuratively, transitive)To put an end to; to abandon.

    They buried their argument and shook hands.

    begraben

  9. (transitive)To score (a goal).

  10. (slang, transitive)To ruin the image or character of another wrestler; usually by embarrassing or defeating them in dominating fashion.

Examples

583 sentences
  1. She has buried her only son.

    Вона поховала свого єдиного сина.

    ruОна похоронила единственного сына.

    deSie hat ihren einzigen Sohn beerdigt.

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  2. Mary was buried next to her husband.

    Мері поховали поруч із чоловіком.

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  3. Do you want to see where Tom is buried?

    Ти хочеш побачити, де поховано Тома?

    ruХочешь посмотреть, где Том похоронен?

    deMöchtest du sehen, wo Tom begraben ist?

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  4. Tom wants his father buried next to his mother.

    Том хоче, щоб його батька поховали поруч із матір'ю.

    ruТом хочет, чтобы его отца похоронили рядом с матерью.

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  5. Tom was buried alive.

    Тома поховали заживо.

    ruТом был похоронен заживо.

    deTom wurde bei lebendigem Leibe begraben.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to inter a corpse in a grave or tomb:
to place in the ground:
Русский
By meaning 3
to inter a corpse in a grave or tomb:
to place in the ground:
to hide or conceal as if by covering with earth:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to inter a corpse in a grave or tomb:
to place in the ground:

Origin

Middle English birien, berien, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *burgijan

Middle English birien, berien, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *burgijan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to keep safe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to defend, protect”).

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Forms

buries, burying, buried, buried
Base formbury · to bury
3rd person singularburies
Present participleburying
Past simpleburied
Past participleburied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybury
he, she, itburies

Past simpleLesson

all personsburied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave buried
he, she, ithas buried

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bury

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was buried in
  • buried the treasure
  • bury the hatchet
  • buried treasure
  • buried in a
  • buried next to
  • buried under
  • be buried next
  • buried in this
  • to be buried
  • buried in the
  • buried next

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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